Birthday Party Soon
2:15 a.m. - Hannah's room.
I'm typing on my new e-bay'd AlphaSmart 3000, waiting for Hannah to settle back into sleep. Any moment now. Any time. Wait for it....
Janette reported that Hannah had been awake for about two hours (translation: Mommy very tired). Hannah, of course, lit up on seeing me, so she is now experiencing her 90th second wind of the night.
Later this afternoon, we're having Hannah's birthday party. This is the birthday party we decided not to do last Saturday because we really wanted to avoid any conflict with a major holiday like St. Patrick's Day. For our guests' convenience, we have instead apparently chosen to host the party between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Yes, we're Jewish. Although we do have access to a standard, secular calendar, I'm kind of thinking we consulted our lunar calendar for picking this particular date.
Anyway, we still expect attendance to be pretty good. We've hired out a room nearby and rented the Caterpillar for an hour's entertainment. To us parents, the Caterpillar is one of those massive plastic blow-up climb-inside-and-get-lost disease delivery systems; to Hannah's friends, it is Legend.
So, despite the interesting choice of days, we're still hoping for a good turnout from a mix of Hannah's school and neighorhood friends, family, and maybe a few of Hannah's nurses if they can stop by.
The cake is ordered. The ice cream will follow. And the Caterpillar is waiting.
-- Dad
P.S. Retyped from the AlphaSmart 3000. Need to buy special USB cable. Darn. Good thing I had my credit card handy ;-). Now I must wait for shipment. Patience with new toy. Patience...
